Past Film/Video | Documentaries

The Old School of Capitalism

(Želimir Žilnik, 2009)

Preceded by Throwing off the Yolks of Bondage (Želimir Žilnik, 1996)

A row of men use logs and other objects to knock down the wall of a decaying building.
Oct 19, 2023 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and adults 55 and over
$9 general public
$5 students

Enjoy snacks with your movie
Heirloom Café reopens at 6 PM until this screening begins, serving gourmet popcorn plus beer, wine, and other refreshments. You can also find packaged snacks in the Wexner Center Store.

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We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Two radical visions of bodies on the streets agitating for social change by one of global cinema’s most politically engaged filmmakers.

“One film shot during the historic protests in the 1990s that toppled the violent nationalist government of Slobodan Milosevic, the other recorded a decade later during the struggle against the wild industrial privatizations that directly resulted from the corrupt leaders of the post-socialist era. The question remains: do we still have nothing to lose but our chains?” 
—guest curator Greg de Cuir Jr. 

In Serbian with English subtitles. (134 mins., digital video)

See the complete Retrospetive: Želimir Žilnik lineup.

IMAGE CAPTION 
The Old School of Capitalism, courtesy of the filmmaker.

"Of those who say they had a critical attitude in the time of socialism, two-thirds are complete liars."
Želimir Žilnik

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FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Ohio Department of Development
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ohio Arts Council
CampusParc
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
Nancy Kramer
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
Larry and Donna James
Bruce and Joy Soll
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Three people sit on the floor of a living room as one of them holds a long balloon in their palm.
Past Film/Video

Marble Ass

(Želimir Žilnik, 1995)

Preceded by Little Pioneers (Želimir Žilnik, 1968)
Fri, Oct 20, 2023
Four Serbian men stand close together to all look at a piece of paper in a field next to a pavilion
Past Film/Video

Logbook Serbistan

(Želimir Žilnik, 2015)

Preceded by Inventory (Želimir Žilnik, 1975)
Želimir Žilnik in person
Sat, Oct 28, 2023
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Past Film/Video

The Old School of Capitalism

Oct 19, 2023 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and adults 55 and over
$9 general public
$5 students

Enjoy snacks with your movie
Heirloom Café reopens at 6 PM until this screening begins, serving gourmet popcorn plus beer, wine, and other refreshments. You can also find packaged snacks in the Wexner Center Store.

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member